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==The Antonveneta affair== | ==The Antonveneta affair== | ||
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In 2005, Fazio came under heavy pressure to resign (which he eventually did) over his role in allegedly rigging the competition to take over an Italian bank, [[Banca Antonveneta]], earlier in the year. Published excerpts of tapped telephone calls strongly suggest that Fazio favoured an Italian bid, probably in order to sabotage a foreign bid from Dutch bank [[ABN AMRO]]. | In 2005, Fazio came under heavy pressure to resign (which he eventually did) over his role in allegedly rigging the competition to take over an Italian bank, [[Banca Antonveneta]], earlier in the year. Published excerpts of tapped telephone calls strongly suggest that Fazio favoured an Italian bid, probably in order to sabotage a foreign bid from Dutch bank [[ABN AMRO]]. | ||
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 Antonio Fazio      (central banker) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1936-10-11 Alvito, Italy | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||
An Italian central banker who resigned as Governor of the Bank of Italy amid controversy.
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The Antonveneta affair
- Full article: Antonveneta affai
- Full article: Antonveneta affai
In 2005, Fazio came under heavy pressure to resign (which he eventually did) over his role in allegedly rigging the competition to take over an Italian bank, Banca Antonveneta, earlier in the year. Published excerpts of tapped telephone calls strongly suggest that Fazio favoured an Italian bid, probably in order to sabotage a foreign bid from Dutch bank ABN AMRO.
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